1 Storm disruptions: A winter storm dumped several inches of wet, heavy snow on parts of the eastern United States on Monday, snarling air and road travel for commuters and Super Bowl fans, cutting power and closing schools. The Philadelphia and New York areas saw more than 7 inches, and New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie declared a state of emergency with travel conditions hazardous. More than 1,900 flights were canceled nationwide.

2Prison escape: A convicted killer who peeled a hole in two fences with his hands to escape from a Michigan prison before abducting a woman and fleeing to Indiana was captured Monday evening after a chase, authorities said. Michael David Elliot escaped late Sunday from the Ionia Correctional Facility, prison spokesman Russ Marlan said. Elliot, 40, then abducted a woman and stole her Jeep outside the prison, officials said. She later got away when he stopped for gas in Middlebury, Ind. Elliot was captured by Indiana troopers after he allegedly stole a second vehicle in LaPorte.

3 Gay rights: Police arrested dozens of gay rights activists Monday after a protest that blocked entrances to the Idaho Senate chambers in Boise for more than two hours. State Police said they took 43 people into custody on suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing. Former state Sen. Nicole LeFavour, the Idaho Legislature's first openly gay lawmaker, had said the group would block the entrances until lawmakers agreed to take up a bill adding antidiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people.

4 Firefighters killed: In a Toledo, Ohio, courtroom crowded with firefighters, an apartment building owner accused of setting a blaze that killed two firefighters was ordered held on $5 million bond Monday. Ray Abou-Arab was arraigned on charges of aggravated murder and arson. Abou-Arab, 61, is accused of using a flammable liquid to start the fire that killed Stephen Machcinski and James Dickman on Jan. 26. Prosecutors revealed nothing new Monday about a possible motive.

5 Children slain: A suburban Chicago man shot and killed his wife and two of his children, even following his daughter outside where he shot her a second time before dragging her body back into the house, police said Monday. The gunman, Michael Worsham, 43, was found dead inside the home, though police said he did not have gunshot wounds and the cause of his death was not yet clear. The slayings happened late Sunday in the small city of Robbins. Worsham shot his wife, Michelle Ollie, 42, his son, Steven, 17, and his daughter, Trisdion Worsham, 15.

6 Executions: Louisiana is postponing an execution for at least 90 days after the state abruptly changed its lethal injection protocol last week. The state corrections department said Monday that it agreed to the delay for Christopher Sepulvado, who killed his 6-year-old stepson two decades ago. Sepulvado's lawyers want to study the new two-drug method and determine whether it could violate the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.